Identifier: coursecatalog19105shep (find matches)
Title: Course Catalog (1918-1919)
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Shepherd College State Normal School
Subjects: Shepherd College -- History Shepherd University--History Shepherd University--Course Catalogs
Publisher: Shepherdstown, WV: Shepherd College State Normal School
Contributing Library: Shepherd University, Scarborough Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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ountain. The Potomac river flows past the town and affords fineboating and fishing, while on its northern bank is the old historic Chesa-peake and Ohio Canal, which, with its canal boats drawn by mules, formseven in this day of railroads an important means of transportation. Tothe south and north spreads out the broad, beautiful and historic valleyof Virginia. Three miles to the north is Sharpsburg and the battlefieldof Antietam with its fine monuments and National Cemetery, while someseventy miles to the south is the famous Luray Cavern. The same dis-tance to the east is Washington, the nations capital. All of these thingscannot fail to leave their permanent impress on the mind of the observantstudent. HOW TO REACH SHEPHERDSTOWN Shepherdstown is on the Norfolk and Western Railroad, which con-nects with the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Shenan-doah Junction, six miles to the south; or with the Western MarylandRailroad at Hagertstown, Md., eighteen miles to the north.
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Shepherd College State Normal School 9 Students who live on or near the Baltimore and Ohio lines will comevia that road to Shenandoah Junction, from which point they may comevia the N. & W. to Shepherdstown. The connections between these roadsare at times so poor that many who come by that route find it more con-venient to drive from Shenandoah Junction to Shepherdstown, it being acomparatively inexpensive drive over six miles of the Shenandoah Valley.Conveyances may be secured at Shenandoah Junction or ordered fromShepherdstown in advance. Those who live on or near the Western Maryland lines will purchasetickets to Hagerstown, the connections at this point being most excellentat this time, students being able to reach Shepherdstown before night ofthe same day of starting from points as far distant as Elkins. This is de-cidedly the best route for all to whom it is accessible. Students from Pendleton, Grant and Hardy counties, ana nefghboringdistricts, can take the Hampshire Southe

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